1 John 4:7~ Dear friends, we must love each other because love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born from God and knows God.
Beloved, let us love one another, for love is from God, and whoever loves has been born of God and knows God. In the tender embrace of these words, we discover the profound call to love that resonates through the ages. It beckons us to a love that does not come naturally, a love that is divine in its origin and pure in its intent. This is not the love born of c... more1 John 4:7~ Dear friends, we must love each other because love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born from God and knows God.
Beloved, let us love one another, for love is from God, and whoever loves has been born of God and knows God. In the tender embrace of these words, we discover the profound call to love that resonates through the ages. It beckons us to a love that does not come naturally, a love that is divine in its origin and pure in its intent. This is not the love born of convenience or fleeting emotion. It is a love that exists beyond the boundaries of our human frailties and limitations.
Imagine, if you will, a love so potent that it sees through the veil of hurt and betrayal. Picture a heart so expansive that it encompasses even those who have wronged us, inviting us to step into the sublime reality of forgiveness and grace. It is here, in this sacred space, that we touch the hem of God’s love—a love that endures the impossible, that whispers hope into the void of our deepest wounds.
It is a gentle yet formidable force that compels us to act in kindness, to offer forgiveness, to extend our hands in genuine fellowship—even when every fiber of our being resists. This is the love that Jesus embodied and shared, the love He calls us to emulate. It is not a love of convenience, but rather a love of conscious choice—a decision to let love be the compass that guides our interactions, the light that illuminates our path.
Embrace the challenge today: to seek the strength to love when every circumstance suggests otherwise. To ask the Lord for a heart that mirrors His—a heart that desires to love authentically, even the most challenging souls. For it is in this divine love that we find the true essence of our faith and the reflection of our Creator in us.
Prayer: Heavenly Father, in the quiet spaces of my soul, I seek Your guidance to love as You love. Infuse my heart with the tenderness of Your divine affection, that I may view each soul through Your eyes of grace. Grant me the wisdom to recognize Your image in everyone, to understand that each person I encounter is a cherished child of Yours, deserving of love and kindness.
Teach me, O Lord, to extend my heart in genuine care, to be intentional in my relationships, and to be a conduit of Your unending love. Help me to love beyond the barriers of my own pain, to forgive as freely as You have forgiven me, and to pray fervently for those who challenge my capacity to love.
I am grateful, Lord, for the privilege of being used as a vessel of Your love. May my life be a testament to the love that You have lavished upon us, a love that redeems, restores, and renews. I pray this earnestly, in the blessed name of Jesus, amen.
CAA DINAH SCIVOLETTI PRIORY OF ST JOAN OF ARC
